Tank heater



July 5 J A. c. MOTT, JR

TANK HEATER Filed Feb. 24, 1926 52v %wa%rng5r Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ABBAM G. MOTT, J11, OF LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ABRAM COX STOVE COMPANY, OF LAN SDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORFORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

TANK HEATER.

Application filed February 24, 1926. Serial No. 90,348.

My invention relates to certainimprovements in water-heaters, known as tank heaters, which are for the purpose of heating water for domeitic use.

One objectof my invention is to so construct the water section of the heater that the circulatin pipes can be attached to the heater in such manner that they can be adjusted laterally to any position desired, without elaborate fittings.

Another object of the invention is to provide an enlarged water section at the back, so :18 to allow the openings for the cireulating pipes to be in the upper and lower surfaces of the heater.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a hot water heater illustrating my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the water heater, the top section of the heater being removed;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan View on the line 23-43. Fig. 1; and

Figs. 2 3 and r. The water section is'cast.

in one piece and is arranged to lit upon the lire-pot section 2 in the ordinary manner. in the present instance the water section has a rib 7 adapted to fit in a groove in the upper portion oi? the lire-pot section. The water section 3 is circular in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 3, and the outer wall 8 is preferably tapered as shown in Fig. 4, While lg. l is a sectional view on the line 4-4,

the inner wall 9 is preferably tapered in the opposite direction.

At the rear of the water section is an extension 10, communicating with the water space 11 of the water section. In the upper portion of the extension is a threaded opening 12 for a circulating pipe 13, and in the bottom of the water section is a threaded opening 14 for a circulating pipe 15.

In order to prevent the water passing from the inlet to the outlet pipe, a horizontal partition 16 is east integral with the water section and extends into the water section as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, so that the cool water entering the boiler section will be deflected by the partition and come in contact with the heated walls of the hot water section before passing from said section.

By having the openings 12and 14 in the upper and lower portions of the hot water section, the pipes 13 and 15 can be turned horizontally to any position desired, in order to couple the heater to the pipes of the circulating system. This is an important ieature, as it obviates unnecessary joints and gives the heater a neat appearance. Furthermore, the cool water enters the heater at the bottom, and the hot water escapes at the top of the Water section.

I claim:

The combination in a hot water heater, of a cast metal water section having an extension, the interior of the extension coininunicating with the interior of the body portionof the heater; openings in the upper and lower ends of the extension; circulating pipes attached to the extension at the openings; and a horizontal partition in the extension for deflecting the incoming water and directing it to the body portion of the heater.

ABRAM o. MOTT, JR. 

